Watford vs Wrexham

17 March 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • M. Bola 18’
  • E. Kayembe 38’
  • E. Bove 90+4’
  • M. Cleworth 49’

Match summary

Watford won 3-1 at home to Wrexham. Watford led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, M. Bola put Watford ahead in the 18th minute and E. Kayembe made it 2-0 in the 38th minute. In the second half, M. Cleworth pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 49th minute and E. Bove made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Wrexham's 0.35 from 8.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
13 Shots 8
6 Shots on target 1
3 Corners 5
413 Passes 529
79.2% Pass accuracy 83.4%
15 Tackles 14
13 Fouls 7
2 Yellow cards 0

Key events

Watford Wrexham
M. BolaLeft foot shot1-0 (Watford)
18’
L. KjerrumgaardShot on target
28’
E. KayembeLeft foot shot2-0 (Watford)
38’
49’
M. CleworthHeader2-1 (Wrexham)
P. EkwahShot on target
57’
64’
D. Keillor-DunnO. Rathbone
N. MendyP. Ekwah
71’
81’
F. MendyG. Chakvetadze
83’
83’
88’
J. RodriguezZ. Vyner
90’
E. BoveLeft foot shot3-1 (Watford)
90’
K. K. BiakoloJ. Abankwah
90’
M. DoumbiaShot on target
90+4’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.35 18’ M. Bola (Watford), 1-0 18’ 38’ E. Kayembe (Watford), 2-0 38’ 49’ M. Cleworth (Wrexham), 2-1 49’ 90+4’ E. Bove (Watford), 3-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 0.35 18’ M. Bola (Watford), 1-0 Bola 18’ 38’ E. Kayembe (Watford), 2-0 Kayembe 38’ 49’ M. Cleworth (Wrexham), 2-1 Cleworth 49’ 90+4’ E. Bove (Watford), 3-1 Bove 90+4’
Watford 2.01 xGWrexham 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wrexham attacking Watford attacking 
90+4’ E. Bove (Watford), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 47’ S. Goglichidze (Watford), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 4’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 27’ I. Louza (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 38’ E. Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 78’ D. Keillor-Dunn (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ N. Irankunda (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ D. Hyam (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 28’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 49’ M. Cleworth (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ S. Smith (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ B. Cadamarteri (Wrexham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ J. Rodriguez (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ J. Abankwah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Z. Vyner (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ M. Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+8’ L. O'Brien (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ G. Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ P. Ekwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ E. Bove (Watford), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 47’ S. Goglichidze (Watford), set piece, 0.35 xG, off target 4’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 27’ I. Louza (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 78’ D. Keillor-Dunn (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 38’ E. Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 46’ N. Irankunda (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ D. Hyam (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 18’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 49’ M. Cleworth (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ S. Smith (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ B. Cadamarteri (Wrexham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ J. Rodriguez (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ M. Bola (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ J. Abankwah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Z. Vyner (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+8’ L. O'Brien (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ M. Doumbia (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ G. Chakvetadze (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ P. Ekwah (Watford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Watford 4-4-2 Starting XI
Selvik
Abankwah 90’
Pollock
Goglichidze
Bola
Irankunda 72’
Louza
Ekwah 71’
Chakvetadze
Kjerrumgaard
Kayembe
Wrexham 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Okonkwo
Cleworth
Hyam
Doyle
Longman 64’
Vyner 88’
O'Brien
Thomason
Rathbone 64’
Broadhead 46’
Smith 75’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 1 27 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ – – –
90′ – 2 – 6 5 30 1 – – –
90′ – – –
M. Bola
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 32 1 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
72′ – 1 32 2 – – 2 7 2 2 –
90′ – – 65 – – 5 1 7 3 1 –
P. Ekwah
71′ – – 35 – – 2 1 5 – 1 –
83′ – – – –
N. Mendy Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 7 – – – – – 1 – –
E. Bove Came on as a substitute
15′ 1 – 2 – – 1 – 1 – –
F. Mendy Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 3 – – – 2 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
90′ – – 2 1 0.29 – 3 13 – 28 –
83′ 1 – 1 1 0.09 – 1 1 – 30 –
M. Doumbia Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 1 0.02 – – 3 – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Watford win 42% Avg odds 2.21
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35
Wrexham win 30% Avg odds 3.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.